On 1/24/06, Steve Kidd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 1/23/06, Eric Dunbar wrote:re in the boonies of Peterborough Ontario. > > > > Yeah, I've never seen a particularly compelling reason to purchase > > from the US -- local prices are often competitive. > > I prefer to buy Canadian myself, but I've never found a Canadian > retailer, even online, that can match the RAM prices out of the US. > > RAM always seems to be more expensive - In the case of my last > purchase from OWC, the same 1 GB stick was priced at $253 (before > taxes) locally. Total cost from OWC, including taxes, shipping, > exchange rate, etc. was about $160.
There's a chance you're not comparing Apples and Oranges. You may be seeing $253 for a brand name stick vs $160 for a generic stick. Your purchase might have been a while ago, but I just fired up www.sonnam.com and they have 1 GB PC3200 for $120 and 1 GB Kingston = $170. Canada Computers (which does mail order) has similar prices... http://www.canadacomputers.com/ I just looked at OWC and 1 GB from them was $140 + tax. YMMV. Eric. -- Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac Canada info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-can.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-canada%40mail.maclaunch.com/>
